Caquetá Department (Spanish pronunciation: [kakeˈta]) is a department of Colombia. Located in the Amazonas region, Caquetá borders with the departments of Cauca and Huila to the west, the department of Meta to the north, the department of Guaviare to the northeast, the department of Vaupés to the east, the departments of Amazonas and Putumayo to the south covering a total area of 88,965 km², the third largest in the country. Its capital is the city of Florencia.
Department of Caquetá
Departamento del Caquetá | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): All, For a Better Caqueta (Spanish: Todos por un Caquetá mejor) | |
.svg) Caquetá shown in red | |
 Topography of the department | |
| Coordinates: 1°37′N 75°36′W / 1.617°N 75.600°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Region | Amazonas Region |
| Department | 1981 |
| Intendancy | 1905 |
| Capital | Florencia |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Alvaro Pacheco Alvarez (2016–2019) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 88,965 km2 (34,350 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 401,849 |
| • Rank | 24th |
| • Density | 4.5/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | COP 5,461 billion (US$ 1.3 billion) |
| Time zone | UTC-05 |
| ISO 3166 code | CO-CAQ |
| Municipalities | 15 |
| HDI (2019) | 0.717[3] high · 26th of 33 |
| Website | [1] |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 180,297 | — |
| 1985 | 264,507 | +46.7% |
| 1993 | 367,898 | +39.1% |
| 2005 | 420,337 | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 401,849 | −4.4% |
| Source:[4] | ||
Municipalities
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "DANE". Archived from the original on November 13, 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
- ^ "Producto Interno Bruto por departamento", www.dane.gov.co
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ "Reloj de Población". DANE. Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadísitica. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
External links
edit- (in Spanish) Government of Caquetá official website
- (in Spanish) Secretary of Health of Caquetá
- (in Spanish) Portal de información recreativa y cultural de Florencia y el Departamento del Caquetá.
- Territorial-Environmental Information System of Colombian Amazon SIAT-AC website Archived 2020-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
- (in Spanish) Portal Positivo del Caquetá
- (in Spanish) Clasificados del Caquetá